Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-08
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CITY AND VICINITY,


The spring term at the University will
open next Monday. The hour for chapel
exercises will Exchanged from $50 to 7.30
a. m.
Up to date POI dog licenses have been
issued against PSI up to the same date
last year. Others will be heard from
later.
Jones & Isham, l4s Church street, are
carrying fine stock of seeds, -four, etc.
See their new announcement in the adj
vertising columns.
The Montcalm club at their regular
meeting held Monday evening, voted
TO give dramatic and musical entertain
ment at st. Mary's Hall, Thursday, April
II.
Stannard Post has appointed a commit
tee of three to confer with committee of
like number of the Sons of Veterans to
make arrangements for Memorial Day
services.
Mr.. Ullman, the gardener of DR.. Webb,
at Oak Ledge has sent to New York with
in the past week "a quarts of strawberries
which he has raised in the greenhouse
under his charge.
A carload of horses from New York for
DIR. Webb arrived yesterday afternoon on
the $40 train and were taken to "Oak
Ledge" where he already has a large
stock of horses.
Dr. j. NJ. Clarke will construct an addi-
ton to his already commodous Retreat
on Northavenue early this summer, which
will CORRESPOND with the present hand
some structure.
The water rose several inches above the
track of the Burlington and Lamoille road
beyond Underhill Tuesday, but no dam
age was done and the running OF trains
was not interfered with.
The farmers who held meeting at
Essex junction last week for the purpose
of reorganizing of the Chittenden coun-
ty fair were so encouraged that another
meeting will be held shortly.
w, H. H. Murray has gone to Boston
to look after the interests of the Lake
Champlaln Yacht club and it is expected
that number of prominent residents of
that city and vicinity will become mem
bers
The success of the orthorpediac clinics
held by Prof. Phelps is such that it has
been difficult to accommodate all those
who have applied for treatment The
clinics Will be continued for several weeks
on Wednesdays
Contractors say that there is a much
larger amount of building going on now
than at this time last year which was fair
ly active season and they look for a large
addition to the number of our residences.
The largest proportion will be houses cost
ing from $1,000 to $4,000.
The funeral of c. r. Davidson, who died
at Mary Fletcher hospital Thursday, was
held Saturday in Williston, Rev. Mr. Ell
kins officiating. The services at the grave
We're conducted by delegation of 25 of the
Green Mountain lodge l. O. o. f., of
which order the deceased was member.
The committee having in charge the
subscription list for the Lake Cham
plain Yacht club announce excellent
progress and they are very Sangune as
to ite success. Those that have not been
seen will DE visited later. Mr.. Murray
promises 100 members from out of town
and Burlington people must look to their
laurels.
Chief of Police Barton has not yet de-
clded upon the assignment of officers to
duty, but Tor the present Officers NJ. c.
Powers and George Bills will have charge
of Church street and vicinity one night,
and Officers G.. w. Drew and Leon Beau
pre- the next night, four officers being as
signed to this beat instead of three as
formerly Officer Zero will still continue
to be in charge of Battery Park
The Board of Assessors organized by
the election of Fred Johonnott as presi-
al
SCISSORS are complying with the law, and
have posted on the door of their office a
notice to the effect that taxpayers must
answer all Undergraduates contained in the
inventory. Money loaned in other States,
including money secured by mortgage, is
taxable here and should be returned in
the inventory.
The yachting interests continue to boom
j. Armory Knox of the Texas Sitttngs
Col. G. II. Taylor of the Boston Globe and
Hon. John w. Stewart of Middlebury
have forwarded to w. H. H. Murray their
names as members of the Lake Cham
plain Yacht club Mr.. d. j. Lawlor, the
famous yacht designer of East Boston, has
arrived, and is the guest of Mr.. Murray.
He is here to make arrangements to take
possession of the new boat house and be-
gin the work of constructing yachts.
Gov. Smith has given to Mr.. ID. j. Law
lor an order for steam yacht of the
Sharpe model to be completed at the
earliest possible time, the lst of June at
the latest. 1t will be 40 feet long and is
expected to make Is miles an hour on her
trial trip This will be the first steam
yacht of the Sharpe model ever built. 1t
is estimated to cost $4,000. Mr.. Lawlor
has designed sloop yacht 80 feet over all,
and also Sharpe yacht As feet over all
for DR.. w. S. Webb of New York, one of
which will be put in process of construc-
ton at once, and be launched about May
10. Mr. Lawlor takes possession of the
boat house and yard next Tuesday and
will get to work at once on a Sharpe
yacht for Boston party to be 40 feet in
length and to cost $500.